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Old February 24th 04, 03:55 PM
mikem
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You shoulda stayed awake during trigonometry...

MikeM


James L. Freeman wrote:

Can someone offer a non-mathematical EXPLANATION (as opposed to
DESCRIPTION) of why the speed of headwind and crosswind components of
a wind add up to more than the speed of the wind?

Thanks.